openEuler update for curl



Published: 2022-01-28

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU55145

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22923

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 20.03 LTS SP3

curl-help: before 7.71.1-12

libcurl: before 7.71.1-12

curl-debugsource: before 7.71.1-12

libcurl-devel: before 7.71.1-12

curl-debuginfo: before 7.71.1-12

curl: before 7.71.1-12

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1506


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU55148

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22922

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 20.03 LTS SP3

curl-help: before 7.71.1-12

libcurl: before 7.71.1-12

curl-debugsource: before 7.71.1-12

libcurl-devel: before 7.71.1-12

curl-debuginfo: before 7.71.1-12

curl: before 7.71.1-12

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1506


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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